| Current and Future Events | ||||
 2010 Washington State Apple Blossom Festival | 4/22/2010 - 5/2/2010 | |||
| Location : Wenatchee Memorial Park, among other locations. Fees : Varied Costs Phone : 509-662-3616 Email : festival@appleblossom.org URL : http://www.appleblossom.org/ Event Description The Festival was born in 1919, the brainchild of Mrs. E. Wagner, wife of the district's first apple shipper and a native of New Zealand. She enjoyed the festivals of her childhood so much that she suggested beginning a similar festival in the Wenatchee Valley. The Ladies Musical Club produced the first festival in 1920, and the first Apple Blossom Festival Queen was Fern Prowell who reigned over the festivities, then called "Blossom Days." The one-day event in Memorial Park involved songs, speeches, Maypoles, and baseball. | ||||